This Christmas was a rather special Christmas! The Chandler 9 was able to gather together and share the Christmas spirit...
It's the first time we've all been together during this
spectacular Holiday!
Diane, Luisito, and Tony came to visit from Northridge, CA. Nick, Jenny, and Jaxon came to visit from Fort Stewart, GA (Nick came home from Iraq on December 3 - safe and sound!), Cameron came home from San Diego. Aubrey, Mitchell, and I were ready and waiting in Chandler for the bunch to arrive!
Christmas Eve we gathered at Cindy and John's home for our traditional Christmas Eve Family and Friends gathering....where everyone comes with a ton a food, a goofy gift to exchange, and a talent....or at least what we like to call a talent.
A few of us have true talent and most of us just try really hard to come up with something...anything!
It's the first time we've all been together during this
spectacular Holiday!
Diane, Luisito, and Tony came to visit from Northridge, CA. Nick, Jenny, and Jaxon came to visit from Fort Stewart, GA (Nick came home from Iraq on December 3 - safe and sound!), Cameron came home from San Diego. Aubrey, Mitchell, and I were ready and waiting in Chandler for the bunch to arrive!
Christmas Eve we gathered at Cindy and John's home for our traditional Christmas Eve Family and Friends gathering....where everyone comes with a ton a food, a goofy gift to exchange, and a talent....or at least what we like to call a talent.
A few of us have true talent and most of us just try really hard to come up with something...anything!
Cindy played Christmas Carols and accompanied the Christmas version of "Don't Forget the Lyrics" (Chris and Gary's talent)
John and Lorna...doing the most important task of the evening...preparing the eats! As always, we had too much and it was all so yummy!
Two...oh so very handsome....young men. Doing a little Christmas in Arizona pre-party on the balcony.
So happy to have Cameron back home in Arizona. We've missed this face! Welcome home, Cameron!
Grandma Reba's taking Jaxon for a spin...not too sure if he can keep up with her!
The circle of unwrapping!This is a "kid favorite" game that we play every year. One gift is wrapped a bazillion times and passed around the circle, each child taking one turn to unwrap the gift. The last one to unwrap gets to keep the gift...but no one can predict who's going to win because no one knows exactly how much a bazillion really is! Trevor represents the Vigiletti family by winning a $10 McDonald's gift card in this game!
Cameron, Aubrey, Mitchell, and Jaxon...taking a break from all of the festivities in the movie room...watching Toy Story 3
This is a crazy game...first you have a vanilla wafer on your forehead and the first one to work it into their mouth...without the use of hands....wins! Who's going to take this one???(Looks like Luisito has Diane and Tony to cheer him on!)
Everyone is watching....
He almost has it....it's a close race...will he get it???
And the winner is.....Luisito! 
Luisito and Jaxon in their matchingChristmas morning jammies!
We absolutely DID have ourselves a veryMerry Christmas in 2010.
